Speeches, etc.

Margaret Thatcher

Speech to National Union of Townswomen’s Guilds Conference

Document type: Speeches, interviews, etc.
Venue: Albert Hall
Source: (1) National Union of Townswomen’s Guilds Annual Report 1965 , pp8-9 (2) Evening News , 20 May 1965
Editorial comments: Available on CD-ROM only. 1400. MT spoke on the theme "Woman - No Longer a Satellite". The Evening News report of this speech is the origin of a phrase often attributed to her: “In politics, if you want anything said ask a man, if you want anything done ask a woman.”
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 470
Themes: Famous statements by MT